philistine

英 [ˈfɪlɪstaɪn]

美 [ˈfɪlɪstiːn]

n.  对文化艺术无知的人; 文化修养低的人
adj.  市侩的，庸俗的，低级的

复数：philistines　

GRE

BNC.20080 / COCA.22399

牛津词典

noun

• 对文化艺术无知的人；文化修养低的人
  a person who does not like or understand art, literature, music, etc.

柯林斯词典

• 庸俗之辈，平庸之人（指不喜欢或不了解严肃艺术、文学和音乐的人）
  If you call someone aphilistine, you mean that they do not care about or understand good art, music, or literature, and do not think that they are important.
• ADJ-GRADED 庸俗的；平庸的
  You can usephilistineto describe people or organizations who you think do not care about or understand the value of good art, music, or literature.
  1. ...a philistine government that allowed the arts to decline.
     任由艺术衰颓的庸俗政府
  2. ...a philistine city lacking in elegance.
     难登大雅之堂的平庸城市

英英释义

noun

• a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
  Synonym:anti-intellectuallowbrow

adj

• smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values
  Synonym:anti-intellectual

双语例句

• Your mother's brother ned is also a philistine.
  你舅舅尼德也是个庸人。
• For forty days the Philistine came forward every morning and evening and took his stand.
  那非利士人早晚都出来站着，如此四十日。
• As the Philistine moved closer to attack him, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet him.
  非利士人起身，迎着大卫前来。大卫急忙迎着非利士人，往战场跑去。
• He walked bravely towards the Philistine army.
  他勇敢地朝着腓利士的军队走过去。
• And he inquired of the Lord for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.
  撒上22：10亚希米勒为他求问耶和华、又给他食物、并给他杀非利士人歌利亚的刀。
• So David overcame the Philistine with his leather band and a stone, wounding the Philistine and causing his death: but David had no sword in his hand.
  这样，大卫用机弦甩石，胜了那非利士人，打死他。大卫手中却没有刀。
• Am I not a Philistine, and are you not the servants of Saul?
  我不是非利士人吗？你们不是扫罗的仆人吗？
• The philistine is often a snob.
  庸人往往是势利鬼。
• David saw two men standing in front of the Philistine army.
  大卫看到两个站在腓利士军队前面的人。
• He perished under the hail of philistine arrows at the battle of Mount gilboa.
  在吉尔伯山战役中，他丧命于非利士人的乱箭下。